Earrings....

Urchin~Solid Sterling Silver

Peacock~Bronze and Sterling Silver

Love Conquers All~Fine and Sterling Silver

Summertime Earrings~Sterling silver, carved citrine, turquoise

Rio~ Fine and Sterling Silver with River Shell Beads

Grapevine~Copper on Sterling Silver

Knowing me the way you do, you're not surprised to find out that I made earrings too are you? :-)

These are all listed now in my Etsy shop.

In other news:

I am still agonizing about getting ready for shows this fall.

  I want to tweak my display a bit. (just not sure what it is I want to do!)

And I'm throwing around an idea in my head about a build your own charm necklace.

I could make some small bezel set stones, some metal charms, bead drops, gem clusters, etc, etc,

all individual in little segmented trays.  

Have several chains.  Different lengths, metals, some beaded, etc...

Then customers could pick and choose what they wanted on their necklace.  

What do you guys think?  Do you think people would like that?

Hmmmm.....

One happy girl...

Have you guys seen these things?  Feather Locks?

It is the latest and greatest and of course my nine year old had to have one.

I saw an article on Yahoo awhile back about how they latest trend was to put fly ties in hair.  Sure enough, they are the feathers that are used to tie flies for fishing!  Who would have thought?

So, with her Birthday money burning holes in her pockets, she asked me to order her feathers for her hair.   So, being the good Mom I am, I found some on Etsy and ordered them.

A couple of days later I got an envelope in the mail with a little bunch of feathers.  

She's lucky she looks cute, and is oh so happy.  

And that it was her money, because whooowheee! They are pricey for a few little feathers.

Oh well.  Can you put a price on that happiness?  

Summertime....

Now, that we are officially in Summer, I am in full summertime mode...

This necklace  has gone through many name changes.  Most inspired by that luscious hunk of laguna agate cut by Ed over at StonesinMotion.  Ed's stones are just magic to work with.

 I thought "mmm...Honey"

 "Butterscotch"

 "Nectar"

And I realized that she is all of these things, and something else too.  

A tribute to all things summer.  I've gathered all of the summery goodness and poured it all into this piece.   You will be able to put this baby on in the dead of winter,

And you'll still feel Summertime.